Research Catalog

Title

Pitching to the pennant : the 1954 Cleveland Indians / edited by Joseph Wancho ; associate editors, Rick Huhn, Leonard Levin, Bill Nowlin, and Steve Johnson ; biographies contributed by the Society for American Baseball Research.

Publication

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Society for American Baseball Research, contributor. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83061102
• Wancho, Joseph,

Description

x, 339 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.

Summary

• "A commemorative volume on the 1954 Cleveland Indians"--
• Commemorates the '54 Indians with a biographical sketch of the entire team, from the "Big Three" pitching staff (Mike Garcia and future Hall of Famers Bob Lemon and Early Wynn), through notable players such as Bobby Avila, Bob Feller, Larry Doby, and Al Rosen, to manager Al Lopez, his coaches, and the Indians' broadcast team. There are also stories about Cleveland Stadium and the 1954 All-Star Game (which the team hosted), as well as a season timeline and a firsthand account of Game One of the World Series at the Polo Grounds. Pitching to the Pennant features the superb writing and research of members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), making this book a must for all Indians fans and baseball aficionados.

Series Statement

Memorable teams in baseball history

Uniform Title

Memorable teams in baseball history.

Subjects

• Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) History > 20th century
• World Series (Baseball) (1954)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Hank Greenberg -- Al Lopez -- Tony Cuccinello -- Mel Harder -- Red Kress -- Bill Lobe -- A seven-year-old's perspective -- Timeline, April 13-April 30 -- Bob Feller -- Dave Hoskins -- Don Mossi -- Hank Majeski -- Dale Mitchell -- Mike Garcia -- Timeline, May 1-May 16 -- Larry Doby -- George Strickland -- Cleveland Stadium -- Jim Hegan -- Timeline, May 17-May31 -- Dave Philley -- Bob Lemon -- Rudy Regalado -- Ray Narleski -- Timeline, June 1-June 15 -- Same Dente -- 1954 Cleveland Indians by the numbers -- Jim Dyck -- Bob Chakales -- Timeline, June 16-June 30 -- Al Rosen -- Wally Westlake -- Dick Tomanek -- Dave Pope -- Timeline, July 1-July 13 -- Luke Easter -- Early Wynn -- Hal Naragon -- 1954 all-star game -- Timeline, July 15-July 31 -- Al Smith -- Vic Wertz -- Hal Newhouser -- Bill Glynn -- Timeline, August 1- August 15 -- Jose G. Santiago Guzman -- Bob Kennedy -- Mickey Grasso -- Bobby Avila -- Joe Ginsberg -- Timeline, August 17-August 31 -- Cleveland Indians World Championships, 1920 and 1948 -- Rocky Nelson -- Art Houtteman -- Bob Hooper -- Timeline, September 1-September 14 -- Ken Coleman -- Jim Britt -- Jimmy Dudley -- Timeline, September 17-September 26 -- 1954 World Series -- A day in the grandstand.

ISBN

• 9780803254725 (epub) (canceled/invalid)
• 9780803254732 (mobi) (canceled/invalid)
• 0803254733 (mobi) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2013041972

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library